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Oracle Linux 8 : gnome-shell (ELSA-2024-5298)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 205478

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-5298 advisory.

 [3.32.2-56]
 - Only open portal login in response to user action Resolves: RHEL-39097

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected gnome-shell package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-5298.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 205478

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-5298.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/13/2024

Updated: 8/13/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-36472

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gnome-shell, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/28/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-36472